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II
10OO,
xo. a.
JSg? 4-
; lea the Presidency of
. : University at New
Orleans.
Tlie Conditions in ?Iaikiii:.
London, May S A dispatch
from Cap.' Town. dated to-dav
says:
"Lolll Rohelt's 1 ll HUH iflli .11 l
advance is not only utterlv de-
:'. ."th. Br. Fdwin A. moralizing the Boers, but is
President of the tiikinj: tenor into tin rebel col
. ;, ; v of North Carolina. onists. Tlie relief of Mafeking is
it President of Tulnne pt-ted at any moment."
-;-vof New Orleans. La. . The (."ape Town correspondent
vi-'itiiitr New Orleans. Dr. Is slightly optimistic as regards
am has decided to accept mafeking. .Judging- from" the
iiion to which he has direct dispatches, the British
; , , ted. and has written the ' fomis sth of Mafekhur are still
letter: nearly two hundred miles from
' ' , their objective, while the latest
U ,1. battle advices from Mafeking itself da-
, (u.v board ot trustees. ted April L!. show little ameli-
, ,, . ,. . iration in the conditions there.
Mr. little: I beg to The dispatches sav:
' tli- hoard ot trustees -With the exception of a little
.nation as 1 resident oi ,-ihV tilv !lt the oiitlaving trench-iv.-:itv
ol North anv,., everythine; is p,Kt. The
.kecluct oil June loth. sli!rht epiltllni(. of typhoid is
! ,ake this step alter pa- ill);ltin- as a result of the nied
. v in order ihat I may h..x pivoautiolls. Tlu. t,liemv's
Presidency ot li iii;' artillery, uith th,. exception ' of
. ;-x o, Louisiana, to winch two V,.-pouiiders. has appa-.,,-
on April ..th V.hhk Vvuy hvv, withdrawn.
!'' iached -It was Earned AprilLMth that
,.; that U is lusttomy tht. elu.Illv imeudeil to attack
- a me and t.uvi.l.n- and t he ent ire garrison stood to
-U) ''durational st'1; its amis. When dav broke Col.
i . r-u ine ciiane... i p,at,iu. jou-ell took np a position
. v . ry hard to do t ne ou tUt 0Ut00fc and the heavv
nu.i;- i;:ru.' imp rattle of imi.ketrv and the boon!
; ...om tins proh- u umu--?in. vonviiu ed us that
and the an attack was -iSuaii to occur.
ta;,e p;it :r iH't-;s?ii apaii-nt that the
; -.-r it I- ini!!v i!,)iTtl!Hv; co;!ld not ;i-.i!n.h'
' . t iU'iv iueii .o attvaiic'. ii iodmi
' '!J : !!" j a 1 1 1 to oJasse,- s;.w i ij;ivr v, ialy
British Advance At Zan River.
London. .May b 1:K a. m.
Four tliousainl British cav
alry watered their horses al
Zand Biver Monday, twenty-live
miles beyond Sinnldeel, where
Lord Roberts continues to date
his dispatches. The scouts who
have been senrchinr the eountry
ftr miles alone.- tlie streams have
found no Boers south of the
river. The enemy are laagered
in unknown force on the north
bank.
Tims the British advance
jiiiard is within forty-five miles
of Kroonstad. The FreeStaters.
in tlie expectation that Kroon
stad will speedily become uten
able. are. accordine.- to infor
mation from Lorenzo Marques, j
preparing ti transfer 1 heir rov
ernment to Heilbron. a little:
more than fifty miles northeast.!
The proclamations of Lord
Roberts appear to hav little;
effect upon the inhabitants of;
the invaded districts. Kvery
farm is found deserted except
by the women and children. Ail
tlie men are away tight inr.
Correspondents at headquar
ters are now wiring :Y:-eiy con
cerning the incidents i".?:!!H--!ed
with i he occupation of S: 'ai
ded. Some exaperat ion Is ex
pressed at t !ie ir.S;' w ii v
the lit ;e!-s .-.: wir!i l
1
port ' before The vei ..-
Biiti!
the
Boei
i ii i isii
entered
1 ti'O
.1
-e, when
Smaiideel
arlv out-
The Torch m Luzon.
denionst iat ive nor
sp.umed only live miles away, as
ii in c-.niv-mpt o; the ability of
the i'ritisi; to overtake them.
Lord Rv.berts is de. ( i ll.-ed
meiice not
boisterous, but profound and
of full of sober thouu-ht and cfinnt-
Tnilv. slie was a besini-
as
ritrhtlv
i.wiiliifg- to sacrifice
a
his horses for the sake of a com
paritiveiy minor advantage.
Nevertheless, the waste of horse
flesh, in spite of all speculations
is enormous.
Smaldeel is a village of only a
score of dwelling-s, but it expand
ed in one night to a vast canvas
city and the glow of the cam)
fires was like a scene in an iron
smelting- district. The city is
likely to hide away in a day by
the immediate progress of the
infrantry to Zand river.
Everybody at Mafeking has an
empty stomach and a pinched
face. The natives are no longer
given even porridge, and the
whites now have nothing but a
quart of ihat substance and a
pound of horse sausage daily.
Lvervthinir Ise eatable has
gone. insii.Mcieiit food, wet
trenches and cold nights are
deadly to the health of thegar
risoii. Tliis information comes
from ieliabie natives. LadvSa-
rah Wilson, under date of April
i he iioers now
in; -biding young
t irag"i-"s grand
. m lor six more
Manila. Mav S The Citv
Bulan in South Luzon, has 'been ness.
destroyed by .J,()(K) Filipino in- to those with whom she ame in
surgvnts, who anjihed the torch contact. I have never yet seen a
to the place. This news comes town or community so effected
to Manila in unofficial letters . over anything:. I believe all who
and has caused consternation attended the funeral felt t lint
among: those who were inclined heaven was sweeter than ever lie-
to credit the assertion that the
rebellious spirit of the natives
was rapidly subsiding;.
The burning: of Bulan occurred
fore.
Sister Fdgerton leaves a hus
band and seven children. May
the Lord ever bless them anil
I May 4. The insurgents fired the keep them under the shadow of
j place after driving: out fifty men His wring. Her funeral took plaee
of the Fortyseventh volunteer in- Saturday afternoon from Zion
: fantry who were garrisoning the church, at which I was assisted
, town. On .account of the over-; by the Rev. J. W.Nobles. The
, whelming numbers of the enemy, large congregation present at
: the Americans were powerless to tested the esteem in which Sister
resist the work of incendiarism. ! Kdgerton was held. Mav we not
J he large body of rebels, after say of such a life,
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i :;e;a" reionic d and
t :;r iiit i: : , ; ; . 1 l;t; in !
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setting fire to the buildings, kill
ed many of the Spanish and
Chinese residents. There was
no provocation for the butch
ery, but the Filipinos seemed de
termined to annihilate every
thing: in sight.
While complete details of the
affair aie not to be had to-day,
the reports from Bulail state
that the American troops were
compelled to seek refuge aboard
the ships and that while the reb
els were looting and burning the
city, a gunboat poured shells
into the clouds of smoke and
tire. How great the rebel losses
were from t he shelling- cannot be
stated, but iris believed thai
many of them were kilh d during
the bombardment.
Bulan had a inundation of
"There i3 no death, the stfirs go down
To rise upon sonic fairer shore.
And bright in heaven' jeweled erown
May hlne furevernioie."
II Kit l'ASTOK.
The Telegraphers Strike.
Wilmington Star.
Atlanta, Mav S. President W,
V. Powell, of the Railway Tele
graphers, issued an order', effect
ive at 11 a.m. to-day, discon
tinuing' the strike of the South
ern Railwav Telegrnphei s, de
clared April' iL'th. 1 .).
In iiis stab-incut Presid'-ni
Powell announce:- the decision of
tin- older re'-nrd--
rs of
and
eoiitained, manv
oi
-Iiil,
il'.i. : i
: i .O'
!l -ti l; I s.
' ' i ! i i i . 1 1 i i;!::-- ha.--
the largest commercial in South
Luzon. Tiie burning of l he cit'
destroyed all of these ami not
onlv ruineil all the m-rchants.
being cOli: -idel ( (1 b v 1 he
-'." bul alvi.-'s
-o. lie i
( i
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j i
i , . -
t 1 1 i t
allevia t !. ai:d manv
i
ne siu-
t)U "i n'ca
i i I:Ot i ! ;
a iu be- n
vid-'ii'-" - of ap-
geiii c;i.'. a nd
! he i mm a oi
! , . t i e . ; i V.
1 i ' nt 'ii of 1 1 ' g UT.Miu
forego i heir Mignr ration for the
beiieln of the women and children.
. -Miii the people o: "After the boinbanlmeiit Aiuii
- . ! .;a i have labored -J4xh. all was comparitively
liiauhood: from your quit.
. : bod.y o helpful and -The besieged are celebrating
!!. always: 'from the the -MMith dav of theseig-e with
. . ! ahimni and froin the horse dinners, and Colonel Ba
; y and students of this ,it.nOWell sent a messagv to
.-i "1TI..U in whose service 1 Luld Roberts saying:
.iv.' Known tlie joy of striving. -After two hundred days of
-i!;t this appreciation the se'oV I desire to bring so ' your
n-ward of a life of some lor7lship"s notice, the exception
,! l struggle for the upbuild- iXv ood sjiirit of loyalty which
u ! 'my native State. pervades all classes "of the gar
A i h assurances of my er- Hson and the patience of every--tyeni.
I have the honor body at Mafeking in making-the
' ' ' "i lain. best of things under the long
' 'i y sincerely yours, ! strain of anxiety, hardship and
iMw in A. Alderman, j privations, which is beyond all
. : praise and admiration to me.
lountv Board of Elections. The men, half of whom not ac-
customed to arms, have adapted -
i i vimv board (f Flections themselves to their duties with
of Messrs. John A. the greatest zeal and rent liness.
, M. C. Winston ami i The pluck and devotion ot t uV
V . ilorne, met in Smith- women have been remarkable.
m - Mondav. Mav 7th. and 'with such spirits )ur oi-ganiza--
I bv electing; 'Mr. -Jolin ; lion runs like clock work. I have
: . Chairman, and MrJt'veiy hope it will pull us
- W". ilorne. Seeietary. , through.
v ' voting precincts will
they 'were at the last Public Speaking:.
:' the following-:
1 ; end Dismal Precincts Messrs. J. T. Liliugton and .1.
-olidated. with Benson W. Stephenson will address the
. ing place. citizens of Pleasant drove Town-
i. -:.;!!,- and Lee's preeinct s 'ship at Leonard Johnson's store
- i t .i and Pour Oaks ' on Saturday, the 1 Dth of May, at .
oi iii--olace. -I o'clock l. m.
i
i 1
it " Si 1
ill! t-a-
v
st,v : t-sfr ,
til
,eo
pi.
t ne )tli(
ing tlie strike, lie slates thai
the telegraphers -an. n e,v a ppi '
to tlie Soiitliern for mployinent
witnont
oruer in sea
t I f ill i U ) 1. 1 O Ii
is to be r m1!
tlie purposes for which 1 lie st rile
was in;i!i;:e.rat'd aie mx -.t e ly
."i i( i e,-.i i : J i i a ' an ii)f a! 1. . -..
shii of the orga ui.a 1 ion and
those who agreed to support it
in this struggle remained loyal
to their cause, it would have been
possible to give you notice of a
complete victory."
President Powell asserts that
while the strike controversy is
ended the boycott feature of the
I t At 'll 1 A It
to that place and took numbers outncrn win ne continueu uv
of them awav. The merchants ; tlie order, and concludes his
of the bin ned Vitv had long been 8t;1ft1V1ln.lt1as fo1k.,u s: , ,
expecting the attack. I he fight against theSotith-
ern Railwav will never be stop-
... . - . i .
ped by the organization until
such time as it concedes the
We believe Chamber la i if s things demanded by its telegraph
Cough Remedy is the best in the , ers, the refusal of which led to t he
world. A few weeks ago we suf- inauguration of a strike on the
fered with a severe cold and a Southern's lines at 11 a. m.,
troublesome cough, and having April 12th. H)00.''
read their advertisements in our It is stated from the strikers'
own and other papers we pur- headquarters that many of the
chased a bottle to see if it would telegraphers formerly employed
effect us. It cured us before the bv the Southern are seeking po-
but made manv of
hom!"--s. Ir i:-V-a red 11-.-M the;-"
will he great di. -dress in Bulan.
Xo statement is made con
cerning the number of Span
iards and Chinese w ho were slain
by the invading rebels, but the
list is expected to be a long one.
Last week some of the business
linns in Sorsogon, in response to
a petition to rescue the mer
chants of Bulan. sent a steamer
The Best in the World.
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bottle was more than half used.
It is the best medicine out for
colds and coughs. The Herald,
Aiidersonville. Ind. For sale bv
Hood Bros.
sitions on Western roads and
some are entering other employment.
Sunday School Convention.
Death of firs. C V. Edg:erton.
ROBKRT D. (ilLMLR.
Democratic aomhvM for Attorney (h nera-.
To the S. S. Superintendents of
Johnston Co.:
Bj;ak Bm'TinnA: I
am iin.N-
o one can compute the power
of a good woman's life. She may ioustohold a Sunday School Con
The War in Africa.
nei Lower Boon Hill
:'c. v. it ii Princeton the
Ali-kx K. Smith,
Ch. Dem. Kx. Com.
London. Mnv:. .Mthouii-h the:
Britili expect(l great opposi-;
tion at the ditlicult di iff of : i
Zand river, the late.-t advi.es
from SmaildeeJ. Orange Cree
1 . ; : ! i
aid West P.ulali were
itii voting place to be
' town. :
' i Lower ( )n'als united !
's oil store mafte the
County Comitiissioners" Meet.
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All members uesent.
The contracts for keejiing rafts
from Wilson's Mills bridge for
', i w- c ii l'.XM) was awarded to A. J. Kllis
- .i!ei Mtatluieid were
) with Smithtield as at sl.
. J. T. Creech was released I rom
"v.-changes were order- poll tax.
piinied in the Tin: Th( ,..,,.,, accouni of P.P.
i,vVw,f0r -,iayS ; Alb-n lor injuries to mules sus
' ' e j i law. m. . i-i
a'diournel to meet : tained on .Neuse river bridge was
"'i the first Monday in ! not allowed.
Dr. L. D. Wharton was re-elei t
Jolm A. Xarron, tM (;onllty Sui)erintendent of
Nil ii iiiaiJ.
W. 1 lorne.
Secret a rv.
. ,!li !-s. levers and malaria j sheriff.
Roukuts- Ciuli. Tonic, if Thelv
the genuine, with a red
; ,, hbel. lr,e. Xo cure, us aC(
hav ll.wwi o Ions wa
Health. :
Xt more stock law orders will
; be paid until settlement with
l-esignation of Walter Rand j
i
accepted and J. H. Wel-j
I Ions was appointed in his stead.
Stare, indicates that t he feU-ra
are not yet ready to makea'le-'
termined attempt to sieni Lord,
Robei-ts" advam-e. rJ'ite kilters,
front, indeed, is sowideand over-;
whelming in numbers tlmi b s
ditlicult ti see how tl'.e Boers can :
help being ousted out of Virginia
Siding as they weiv out of Small
deel, even if rhey elect to jivj
battle.
The same considerations would
p.roba.bly affect the situation at
Kroonstad t, hence the belief ihat'
the real opposition will been-;
countered south of the Vaal.
The repairs to the bridges over
the West river and the Vaal are.
expected to ret a ill the general
march from Smalideel ami Four-!
teen Streams for three or four;
davs, when General Buller will j
also be ready. j
The general idea is that Lord
Roberts will direct his right on
Harrismith in order to get in
touch with the Natal army com
ing through Van Keenen't Pass.
A dispatch from Maseru, dated
May S. says the Boers have de
serted both Ladybrand and
i icksbum- in a Tsani--kvcondii ion,
owing- to reports that tne British
had occupiei Snekal, thus
i hreau-r.imr t hdi- retreat to tlie
Tras vaai.
C-nral imlier is making' the
transport preparations for an
ad va.i
li troubled with rheumatism
give Chamberlain's Pain Balm a
tiial. It will nor cost you a
cent if it 'Iocs no good. On ap
plication will relieve the pain, it
also cures sprains and bruises in
one-third the time required by
any oilier treatment. Cuts,
burns, frostbites. uinsey, pains
in the sides and chest, gianular
and other swellings are quickly
cured by applying it. Kvery bot
tle warranted. Price 2." and oOc.
Hood Bro.
live far from the maddingcrowd's
ignoble strife," but touching the
lives of husband, children, friends,
society and the church unborn
o-enerations w ill be better for her
having lived.
Mrs. Annie Fdgerton. wife of
Mr. C. W. Fdgerton. was born in
Guilford county, Jan. 12. 18-I.
She was the daughter of Mr. Jno.
G. Hodges and Fmily L. Hodg
vention m each township tins
summer: to do this I need vour
lad p. your co-operation, and
I take t his method of asking all
ot the Superintendents in each
township of t he county, to con
fer together bring the matter
before th"ir s -hools, decide when,
ami where the Convention is to
be held, ami report to me. and I
will
gladlv assist them m get-
and was educated at Lumord ting n good speaker for the oe
Colkge. In early life she learned easion, to discuss plans of work,
to love the Lord and at the age methods of teaching', audio try
of' fourteen gave her life to the to ai ous-more enthusiasm ami
church. On August 12. ls;,
siie was married and took upon
herseif tlie duties and responsi
bilities of domestic life. She was
a woman of fine intelligence and
excellent judgment. She faith
ful! v wrought in the Suudav
interest in Sunday
1 suggest t hat 1 !)
b.- h"id during th'
wii! be difficult
on t he Sabbat ii
i will
if each
ehool work.
( 'on vent ions
week, ;e it
to gel speakers
ani-reeiate
it
Mipennteuden!
verv much,
t 7
in the
Buy your Gents', Ladies",
Misses and Children's Fine Shoes
at W. (5. Yelvingtoifs store if
vou wish to save money, as he '
bought his stock before the ad- j
vance prices; will sell at old !
prices.
School and the children loved her county Hi report to me. name
dearly. She was kind to ail, and oi t heir Sehool. name f Super
to know her was to love and ad- ii.tendent with postoliice -Mini
ire her Christian character, dre.-s and with number of sehol
Said a neighbor to the writer, ars enrolled in school,
who had watched her life, "She Any information desired will
did nobly life's work.'' When Be gladly given promptly. Write
the end came, May 4, 1000, she at once and let me know your
was ready and ''iell on sleep." plans.
She rests from her labors. Yours in His name.
As her pastor for a year and a , Uoheut W. Hinks,
half I had ample opportunity to Pres. N. C. S. S. Association
learn her solid worth. Her reli-: of Johnston County,
gion was not of emotional prom-, Smithfield, X. C.
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